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Advanced Launcher
Advanced Launcher

Advanced Launcher is a customizable toolbar and system tray launcher that can show several fully customizable toolbars at a time. Each toolbar button can either run an application (open a document) o ...

Average of 5 user ratings: 4
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  • Jun 28, 2009
  • For version:
  • 1.41

quote  Windows can do this a lot easier...  quote

  • Interface: 3
  • Features: 2
  • Ease of use: 2
  • Value: 3
  • Overall: 2

I've tried using apps that does the basically the same thing..launches apps that i use often..but with every clean re-install of windows you always have to set it up again...what i did was...create folder in another drive named "shortcuts" and in those are folders and named them into categories..ex..browsers, office, web, etc...and in those are shortcuts to my apps that i use often. after which i click the taskbar and add a new toolbar and point it to my "shortcuts" folder and voila..the same thing...and each time i re-install...since it was on another drive i can always point it back there...easy as pie. no installation needed.


  • Apr 28, 2009
  • For version:
  • 1.41

quote  Very handy  quote

  • Interface: 2
  • Features: 4
  • Ease of use: 4
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 4

If you work with several programs and more than one project, this may well be a precious tool to divide programs into groups. You can make "I don't know how many" groups of toolbars / buttons, each with their own icons in the tray, etc. Very good, I recommend it. You can probably build just about everything around it!


  • Feb 27, 2009
  • For version:
  • 1.41

quote  Best office shortcut bar style launchbar!  quote

  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

If you are looking for a way to store some shortcuts to programs, files or folders, but you don't want to use a keyword launcher or a launchbar that consumes precious Quicklaunch or tray space, but you do want it to be visible in every application, so you know where to aim your mouse at, an office shortcut bar style launcher that fits into the title bar is probably the best way to go. From all freeware office shortcut style bars, this is the best, look no further. Those multi-level menu's are brilliant, because they display the full name of the shortcuts to your programs, folders or files. The old Microsoft office shortcut bar only displayed icons that made you guess which button was the right one to click (folders or word documents always have the same icon). The brilliance of those multi-level menu's don't even stop there, it gets better! You can also create a menu of "My Computer" which displays all your drive letters. Highly recommendable.

user Review by: ruudboek
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  • Jun 02, 2008
  • For version:
  • 1.33

quote  Not bad  quote

  • Interface: 2
  • Features: 2
  • Ease of use: 3
  • Value: 2
  • Overall: 2

Nice little program, however windows can perform this task. True it does harness some features, that windows doesn't allow you to do with out a run around. If your looking for an application launcher, the stick to freeware. The web is loaded with thousands of them. If I maybe so bold to recommend Vista Startmenu. Does what this does, then some, all in a start menu, and it uses less resources.


  • Oct 02, 2002
  • For version:
  • NA

quote  The very best!  quote

  • Interface: 0
  • Features: 0
  • Ease of use: 0
  • Value: 0
  • Overall: 5

Advanced Launcher has an excellent interface, tons of features, is very customizable and is easy to use. What more could you want? There is no need to check out any other launcher. Advanced Launcher is it!